Beginners (A1 – A2):
- Thursday 7 – 9 pm
- Wednesday 10 am – 12 noon
Beginners Spanish class learning objectives:
Students will analyse the fundamental elements of the Spanish language, appreciate aspects of Spanish and Latin American society and culture. You will study in a small group with a native Spanish teacher and learn how to:
- introduce and describe yourself, your family and other people
- give and ask for information
- talk about your hobbies, interests
- order in a restaurant, shopping
You will also learn how to:
- arrange a meeting; how to accept or decline an invitation
- express your intentions; how to make plans with other people
- talk on the phone
- express possibility, permission and obligation
- talk about health, human body, weather, news and feelings
- describe past events and past habits
Outcome of the course:
By the end of the course, students will be able to express themselves with grammatical accuracy in Spanish as well as appreciate cultural aspects. Studying in a small group provides ample opportunities to practice the language in realistic contexts, with an emphasis on listening and speaking skills. In addition, students will practice the language during our Free conversation classes and film club on a monthly basis. Emphasis is on the progressive development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Upon completion, you will finally start feeling Spanish!
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False Beginners (A1 – A2):
- Thursday 7 – 9 pm
Course description
Students learn Italian with a mother language teacher, and appreciate related aspects of Italian society and culture. Teachers use a communication approach, role play and videos based on realistic situations. Students also develop listening, writing and reading skills.
Learning outcome:
By the end of the term, students will be able to express themselves with grammatical accuracy. Present and describe themselves, their work and family, use practical language for everyday situations in Italian using present tense, and past tense. They will also enjoy some cultural aspects.
You will also learn how to:
- Talk about objects, the time, the family, physical appearance and personality
- How to book an hotel room, ask for and give information
- How to make a complaint
- Talk about our past, our holidays, our habits
- Describe places, ask for and give directions
- Talk about how often we do some activities
- Talk about our family, describe pictures
- Talk about Italian festivities
- Talk about past experiences
- Talk about skills
- Express personal tastes and opinions, make comparisons
- Shopping
- Talk about our memories and past
- Argue for or against something
- How to describe one’s physical appearance and personality
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Improvers I (A2/B1):
- Tuesday 7 – 9 pm
- Monday 7 – 9 pm
For students who have studied for at least 6 months.You will be confident having conversation about your daily life using present and past tenses. You will also learn how to write short texts such as letters and messages to your friends and how to give advice (imperative) and make plans with them about the future (simple future). In other words, you will learn how to be an indipendent user of spoken and written Italian, so that your trips to Italy will become easier than ever, through lots of activities related to different cultural topic.
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Improvers II (B1):
- Wednesday 7 – 9 pm
For students who have studied for at least 1 year.You will be confident talking about your daily life, describing people you know and famous personalities. You will learn how to give advice (imperative with pronouns) and make wishes (conditional) about shopping, food, holiday and more. You will become a master in arranging your timetable in Italy and you will be able to invite your Italian friends for a trip or for dinner and talk for hours about your past experiences (past tenses) and your future plans (future tenses and conditional). You will be ready to go on a journey across Italy feeling confident about your Italian when asking for information or writing your travel journal.
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Intermediate (B1/B2):
Wednesday 7 – 9 pm
For students who have studied for at least 18 months.Intermediate Spanish class learning objectives:
You will study in a small group with a native Spanish teacher, how to:
- describe your feelings, your interests
- talk about future events, possibility and hypothesis
- give and ask for advice; how to express pleasure, displeasure and preferences
- topics relating to the cultural aspects of Hispanic society, traditions, music, films
- report something said by others (reported speech 1)
- news in slow Spanish
Outcome of the course:
Upon completion, students will be able to communicate spontaneously and accurately with increasing complexity. They will understand the gist of complex texts about diverse topics, as well as put forward an argument, stating the pros and cons of the different options.
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Upper-Intermediate (B2) :
- (Not open in this term)
Course description – Students develop their overall language proficiency and cultural knowledge through advanced reading, listening, speaking and writing exercises. They will also study complex grammatical concepts and learn how to master them. Aspects of Italian culture are analyzed through the reading of authentic and representative literary and cultural texts.
Learning outcome:
Upon completion, students will be able to comprehend authentic texts of a variety of topics, communicate effectively and creatively using present, past and future tenses, improve cultural awareness and understanding of Italian society.
You will also learn how to:
- Express joy, surprise and make analogies
- How to describe products and talk about preferences
- How to make a complaint and ask for further details
- How to express disappointment, wishes, hope
- Social media language and phone conversation
- How to tell a story
- Talk about books, cinema, newspapers
- How to introduce an argument and support that
- How to highlight pros and cons
- Express preferences, give advice, make hypothesis
- Talk about history, voyages and places.
- How to ask and give information
- Express disappointment and counter during a speech
- How to make a hypothesis in the past
- Consideration about the learning process
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Advanced (C1) :
- Friday 6 – 7 pm
Advanced Spanish class learning objectives:
You will study in a small group with a native Spanish teacher focussing on:
- oracciones comparativas y modales
- estilo indirecto
- formas impersonales del verbo
- perífrasis verbales
- voz pasiva
- News, tv programmes, cultural aspects, art, traditions, current affairs
The use of authentic, literary texts as well as the media will reinforce and maintain your fluency in Spanish. Stress is placed on the use of sophisticated grammatical structures indispensable to the art of translation and interpretation. Cultural topics about Hispanic society, language and culture will highlight your sessions. Ideal for students who have studied for more then two years and are fluent in Spanish.
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Some call it the language of love. Without a doubt it is the language of music and art, It is also one of the most beautiful languages in th
e world, and having a good knowledge of Spanish opens up a whole new world when you visit Spain and South America.
We have trained native teachers from Spain and argentina, small classes and lots of cultural events to give you lots of opportunities to improve your Spanish language and socialise with other Spanish speakers.
We have classes for every level, from beginners to advanced, and for all ages, from toddlers to adults. We also offer business Spanish, intensive one-to-one tuition ore simple holiday conversation skills. Have a look through and see which course is right for you!
Contact us for more information or send an email to: marketingladante@gmail.com
*DISCLAIMER: Apologies, we are unable to offer tuition for special needs.
BENEFITS
- A placement test to determine the right course level
- The teacher will advise you and prepare a course plan to cater for your individual objectives
- Lessons with a highly experienced native teacher of La Dante
- Regular homework
- FREE student’s course book for all courses over 20 lessons
- Flexibility of studying at La Dante in Cambridge or at your premises
- Use of the library at La Dante
- Possibility to take an internationally recognised PLIDA exam
- GCSE and A level Italian
- Membership
Who is this course for?
The Spanish Online programme is open to everybody. It is particularly suited to anyone who needs flexibility in how and when they study, or who lives outside Cambridge.
WHY CHOOSE THIS BLENDED LEARNING COURSE?
The course is designed to give you enhanced language skills, whether for personal, travel or professional purposes. By the end of the course, you will have improved your written and oral communication, and received a recognised Dante Alighieri Society certificate in the Spanish language. Unlike many distance learning programmes designed for individual and totally independent learning, the Spanish Online course is based on a collaborative, communicative approach where students are encouraged to participate in virtual class activities with their E-Tutor.
Give us a call to find out how we can help you! 07887 606227 or just email us.
Course overview and blended learning
Individual Skype Lessons
Spanish Online is a ground-breaking experience which employs the latest skills in e-learning. It will enable you to study a language in your own time, wherever you are, with a qualified Spanish teacher.
- Lessons with a highly experienced native teacher of La Dante
- A placement test to determine the right course level and your personal objectives
- 10 hours-package with your La Dante-Tutor
- 11 hours of your own study time required each package
- One/Two hours per week
What the people saying about us
I’ve been studying Spanish with La Dante since the beginning of this year. The lessons are very interactive with lots of opportunities for speaking practice and feedback. Nerea and Manuel are both great teachers. I look forward to moving onto the improvers course in the Autumn term 
‘I was so impressed by the level the students had reached given that they had been studying for such a short space of time. This is obviously due to the high standard of teaching that you provide.’
“I think that you all deserve high praise for your skill, kindness and cordiality and the way you make your client students feel supported and encouraged. Many thanks for this!”
Gracias, me gustó mucho aprender contigo.
The online classes were easier to fit into my day than having to go to a building. I like the breakout rooms and having conversations between small groups. I like having Cova write the corrections and conjugations on the zoom whiteboard shared screen as this is easier to see and read than a traditional whiteboard
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